An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago, the latest evidence that Americans are enduring sharp price increases that will likely worsen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon.

The governors of four Rocky Mountain states say they will cooperate on developing ways to make hydrogen more available and useful as clean-burning fuel for cars, trucks and trains.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is willing to support a half-point interest rate hike at the central bank’s next meeting in March.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, after rising to their highest level in three years last week.

The economy grew slightly faster than had been earlier estimated.

SAN FRANCISCO — Wildtype, a startup developing cellular agriculture technology to grow sushi-grade salmon, raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, the largest to date in the cultivated seafood space, according to the company.

LOS ANGELES — Brave Robot, a startup from The Urgent Co., is expanding its line of animal-free dairy ice cream.

MINNEAPOLIS — A data driven approach to help General Mills, Inc. win in the marketplace is yielding measurably positive results, the company’s executives said in a recent presentation. Still, despite beneficial shifts in the company’s product portfolio and a culturally-informed approach toward marketing, long-term financial targets will not be met this year because of a challenging operating environment.

PARIS — Net sales rose 2.8% in the 2021 fiscal year at Danone SA, but company executives know that percentage could have been higher. Volume dipped 0.6% amid supply chain challenges.